Cyprus Mail22 Jun 2026

Ancient Cypriot artefact returned from France

A Cypriot artefact dating back to around 600 BC has been returned to Cyprus on Monday following a year-long effort involving authorities in Cyprus and France.

The antiquities department announced that the artefact was officially handed over to the Cypriot embassy in Paris last week, after being identified in an online auction in France in May last year....

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